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This is just plain weird.
Ken Caldwell, the man who the NCAA says provided benefits to some college basketball and football prospects along with 2 UCF student-athletes says this was "Blown out of proportion".
Oh...apparently he got in trouble because he has a "Criminal Background".
What he fails to mention is his ties to ASM Sports. He says he "Knows them", but that is it. Caldwell claims he didn't do anything wrong.
UCF was given a "Lack of Institutional Control" charge by the NCAA on Tuesday. The NCAA said Caldwell was functioning essentially as a middleman trying to get athletes to Orlando.
Oh...it didn't work very well either.
Caldwell is a shining example of everything that's wrong with College Sports. If you listen to him rant, the first thought is...he's a runner for an agent. Oh...he basically admits getting stuff for his "Kids/Clients".
Brokering kids is something that seems to happen quite frequently. Getting stuff for them is an even bigger problem. And yet these guys still exist. Parents and kids flock to these guys. Not because they get them to school. But they get "Stuff" for them at school.
No Ken Caldwell, you weren't the only reason UCF got in trouble. You were "Part" of the reason. What you do is illegal. Whether you agree with it or not. Yes, we know there are a lot of people doing it...but that doesn't make it right.
Just because you didn't get the kids to the NCAA doesn't mean you didn't profit from them. Why do you think agents want you to usher kids to schools? Just because there are a lot of other guys in the same business you are in...doesn't make it right. Just because you think these kids should have more...doesn't make it right. And just because the system is broke...doesn't make what you do right.
Dude...just keep your mouth shut. Don't do things like post 9 minute rants justifying what you think you did. If you shut up and lay low for awhile, you can just resurface in another year or two.
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